Where does “girdlestead” come from?
girdlestead (English) comes from English stead, from Middle English sted, from Old English stede, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
girdlestead (English): That part of the body where the girdle is worn;...
Definitions
- That part of the body where the girdle is worn;...
Ancestry of “girdlestead”, step by step
girdlestead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stead | A place, or spot, in general; A place where a... |
| 2 | Middle English | sted | a place, spot, locality; a position or place... |
| 3 | Old English | stede | place |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |